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I've seen some nice videos on Youtube from Sony Ericsson promoters displaying Xperia Neo devices HDMI-wired to large TVs and it looks good with photos and videos shot from the in-built camera. But I'd like to hear from your experience playing movies, not stuff you filmed on your camera.
Is it possible to watch HD movies from the SD card on the TV through the HDMI? Does the Neo plays most format to begin with? Does is play any decent format at all with subtitles? Has anyone tried this?
yeah you can watch 720p movies so you can also watch that through hdmi
I know I could watch 720p videos, what I don't know about is compatibility, performance, and if it takes special video playback software. The examples I've seen were with specially tailored mp4 videos. Some HD videos come in AVI or MKV... does anyone know if this would be a problem with the Xperia Neo?
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By the way, I didn't see a single video player installed on the Xperia Neo I tested on the store. I might have missed it. On the video examples I've seen they use the standard gallery app.
I played .avi video files using MoboPlayer. I think that using third party video players you can play .mkv too (did not test it)
zwolf1000 said:
I played .avi video files using MoboPlayer. I think that using third party video players you can play .mkv too (did not test it)
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Cool! HD video? What about performance?
Also, anyone ever used subtitles?
I have the neo and just got my hdmi cable. Have yet to test this either so would like to know as well. Don't have a tv with hdmi yet though. So can't test myself.
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I'm gonna get the Neo soon (its only just come out in N.Z shops) I was able to get my hands on one today to feel the build quality and I like it..
I was wondering if the HDMI port also works for the normal phone screen.. What I'm really after is to be able to plug the phone into a hotel LCD screen to write e-mails browse the web etc with a BT keyboard... some phone only seem to be able to play videos and look at photos over the HDMI port.. how is the Neo??
Kiwi
You can do everything through HDMI even games
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Ah that's good to know.
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Yeah, I'm buying one and gonna see for myself. It's supposed to arrive in a week.
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You can do everything through HDMI even games
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Awesome! that's all I needed to know.. now to find a cheap Neo.. to replace my trusty but severely modified mini.. HD Video and Skype video calling here I come!!
Kiwi
hdmi cable works with video with not higher resolution than 720p (tested with diceplayer and mx video player soft decoding, hardware does not support divix or mkv)
with software decoding i tried to play Full HD 1080p and did it, but it wasn't smooth, and video and sound was not synchronized.
Tested on not modified Neo. I would be very pleased if someone tested the same on overclocked device and say if it helped.
Oh okay, will have to test this myself as well, wonder if overclocks do help or maybe it wasn't smooth because of the software?, or both... we need more testers of hdmi, speaking of which, my cable came the other day, but left it at home, which at the moment is close to 2 hours away so can't test it this weekend any-way.
My neo finally arrived and I took it for some serious video testing.
Anything going on the neo goes on the TV through HDMI, be it video or game or app, or anything. Now to video performance.
I tried several different resolutions and file formats:
- Apparently the native app will only run mp4 and 3gp.
- Using MX Video Player I got full compatibility with all file formats and subtitles I tried (with different encodings too).
- File formats I tried: avi (I think it was xvid), flv, mp4, wmv, mkv (it says x264 here), mpg.
- Resolutions I tried: several up to 720p (sorry, I don't have access to anything larger)
The thing ran all 720p mp4 videos flawlessly. Other formats, the best it could do was run a 540p flv very well. 720p videos of other formats ran choppy and slow.
I converted the 720p film (6000 kbps bitrate) I had here to a 720p mp4 (5000 kbps bitrate just to improve file size). It ran flawlessly. Now am converting my films to that size and format when I want to watch them on the tv.
I'm loving the phone, it's very snappy and does the job.
I tried some 1080p mp4 videos. They run choppy too. It'd be pointless though, since the HDMI output from the neo is 720p anyway.
So, apparently, anything above 720p is off-limits with the original firmware.
Youtube on Neo --> TV out via HDMI?
Can you open the youtube application on your phone, then watch it on your TV through HDMI from your Neo?
evilRafael said:
I've seen some nice videos on Youtube from Sony Ericsson promoters displaying Xperia Neo devices HDMI-wired to large TVs and it looks good with photos and videos shot from the in-built camera. But I'd like to hear from your experience playing movies, not stuff you filmed on your camera.
Is it possible to watch HD movies from the SD card on the TV through the HDMI? Does the Neo plays most format to begin with? Does is play any decent format at all with subtitles? Has anyone tried this?
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I watched Tron HD 720p though my mobile on tv with English subtitles and everything went well except my battery
And In .mkv format 4.5GB
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monil.verma said:
I watched Tron HD 720p though my mobile on tv with English subtitles and everything went well except my battery
And In .mkv format 4.5GB
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How much battery does go away during 2h 720p movie? Phone screen is off during play?
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Can you open the youtube application on your phone, then watch it on your TV through HDMI from your Neo?
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I'll try this at home, but my guess is that you can do this normally, as anything that goes on the phone (you can play 3D games and watch them on the TV for example).
The drawback is that the video quality of Youtube videos on the phone is not HD, even if you turn on the "HQ" button.
I charged at same time as using hdmi big mistake cooked phone won't do that again
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Hi
First I want to thank everyone here for this useful forum,
I want to play HD videos in really full screen mode (without black margins in the top and bottom).
I tried alot of video players and they can crop the video to fit the screen but in S/W mode and the videos are so creepy and too slow.
when I change the aspect ratio in H/W mode I can only starch the video but I cant crop the video to fit the screen (without change the aspect ratio) like in S/W mode.
The new version of MX video player has the option called "correct H/W aspect ratio" but it's not work in my phone.
Can anyone find the solution for this,
I have rooted xperia mini.
Thanks in advance...
Sorry for my bad English...
HD or FullHD?
My Live with Walkman is able to play videos, but can't remember which format these were. Oh and I used MX Video Player also.
Will post more info when I try/find.
MX video player
Mx video player pro is the best you can even pinch to zoom ina video, I think there's a free version
Someguyfromhell said:
HD or FullHD?
My Live with Walkman is able to play videos, but can't remember which format these were. Oh and I used MX Video Player also.
Will post more info when I try/find.
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Thank you for your fast replay..
I mean HD (720p) in MP4 format
I know that xperia phones can play this format but when I play HD in 320x480 screen there is a big difference in aspect ratio so the video is too small and pixels appears in the video.
So I want to cut the video to play in whole screen and use all screen surface to make the videos looks a lot better.
I can do it with MX video player in S/W mode only not in H/W but the video looks too slow and without Bravia Engine enhancement.
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Mx video player pro is the best you can even pinch to zoom ina video, I think there's a free version
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In S/W or in H/W mode?
I cant zoom or crop the video in H/W mode
I can only Stretch the video
I'm using MX video player free version from the market
Ahmed Abbass said:
Hi
First I want to thank everyone here for this useful forum,
I want to play HD videos in really full screen mode (without black margins in the top and bottom).
I tried alot of video players and they can crop the video to fit the screen but in S/W mode and the videos are so creepy and too slow.
when I change the aspect ratio in H/W mode I can only starch the video but I cant crop the video to fit the screen (without change the aspect ratio) like in S/W mode.
The new version of MX video player has the option called "correct H/W aspect ratio" but it's not work in my phone.
Can anyone find the solution for this,
I have rooted xperia mini.
Thanks in advance...
Sorry for my bad English...
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just to share i'm using dice player and work great ,with mx player pro sometime it stucks and the not run same with video.....so try it
Dude, you can use Mobo Player from the market.
It can play any video format without any lags avi, mp4 or whatever you can think of.
Screw other player Mobo Player is beast
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my xperia mini can be play 720 mp4 format
but 1080 slow
42me said:
just to share i'm using dice player and work great ,with mx player pro sometime it stucks and the not run same with video.....so try it
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I tried it
Its nice and I like speed feature and it has alot of aspect ratio options
But without zoom option or crop the video to fit the screen
Thanks for your help.
Ahmed Abbass said:
I tried it
Its nice and I like speed feature and it has alot of aspect ratio options
But without zoom option or crop the video to fit the screen
Thanks for your help.
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why do you want a zoom option in a video??
and if im not mistaken, there is an option to fit the screen or movie style
you just have to look for it harder
mahmoudsogic said:
but 1080 slow
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And 720p is too slow in S/W mode in my phone
And H/W has no options
Izzy Stinson said:
Dude, you can use Mobo Player from the market.
It can play any video format without any lags avi, mp4 or whatever you can think of.
Screw other player Mobo Player is beast
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Same as mx video player
It can't keep video in the same aspect ratio using H/W mode
And S/W is too slow and worse quality than H/W mode and without Bravia feature
Tested yesterday my LWW, mx video player.
1080p movie was a bit laggy, sound and video did not match always.
720p movie ran completely without problems in S/W fast mode. I didn't have problems with aspect ratio, I was watching in a dark room.
1.1 GHz processor, minfree 100mb, minicmsandwich ROM.
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Someguyfromhell said:
Tested yesterday my LWW, mx video player.
1080p movie was a bit laggy, sound and video did not match always.
720p movie ran completely without problems in S/W fast mode. I didn't have problems with aspect ratio, I was watching in a dark room.
1.1 GHz processor, minfree 100mb, minicmsandwich ROM.
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yup. i have tested 3 bluray/1080p videos and it lags on any video player out there in the market. including mobo player.
It's the phone, that cannot play 1080p video.
RAM amount is too low, 512MB RAM, which only about 100-150 MB is free, depending on ROM and settings.
Maybe you have a slow sdcard.What class is it?
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It's the phone, that cannot play 1080p video.
RAM amount is too low, 512MB RAM, which only about 100-150 MB is free, depending on ROM and settings.
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1080p but in which format?I observed that xvid plays very smooth.H.264 on the other hand it's kinda heavy.Maybe 1080p xvid can play without lags haven't test it though.
T3sla said:
Maybe you have a slow sdcard.What class is it?
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1080p but in which format?I observed that xvid plays very smooth.H.264 on the other hand it's kinda heavy.Maybe 1080p xvid can play without lags haven't test it though.
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Class 4, tested read speed was over 20 Mbit/s.
And H264 format.
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Class 4, tested read speed was over 20 Mbit/s.
And H264 format.
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Actually first question was for Ahmed Abbass, i messed up the quotes
H.264 it's pretty heavy maybe xvid can do better with 1080p.
seriously why would you want to waych hd/bluray/1080p videos on a 3.2 inch screen.
why not view it on a pc/laptop/hdtv/ps3 instead?
Someguyfromhell said:
Tested yesterday my LWW, mx video player.
1080p movie was a bit laggy, sound and video did not match always.
720p movie ran completely without problems in S/W fast mode. I didn't have problems with aspect ratio, I was watching in a dark room.
1.1 GHz processor, minfree 100mb, minicmsandwich ROM.
Sent from my Xperia Live using xda premium
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S/W fast mode is worse than H/W in terms of quality and smoothness
It's even worse than normal S/W mode
Try to use H/W and watch the deference
Anyone can fix aspect ratio in H/W mode???
(I'm talking about normal 720p video not 1080p)
Guys
I have tried several video player earlier and none of them able to play HD movies in DX..
Please check Super Video..This player hopefully can play even 1080P....720P confirmed it played...
Super Video, Floating & Popup
Hit THANKS if this help..
Gonna try now with 720p mkv
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Unable to play 720p mkv. Such a great slideshow
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rey71ng said:
Gonna try now with 720p mkv
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Such a great slideshow
Sent from my Desire X
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Hahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahhahah I'm crying....
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rey71ng said:
Gonna try now with 720p mkv
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Unable to play 720p mkv. Such a great slideshow
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I have tested it several times..The video which earlier I have to convert to watch in my mobile, now can play directly..
1280 X 720..this is the resolution of the file..which is pure 720P HD video.
http://www.digital-digest.com/movies/serenity_h264_720p_trailer.html
Try the above trailer...
KSKHH said:
I have tested it several times..The video which earlier I have to convert to watch in my mobile, now can play directly..
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what video format? Give me more detailed video properties
Enter site, and read:
Video Format: H.264
Video Resolution: 1280x720
Audio Format: AAC
Audio Details: 48 kHz, VBR
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Yeah, I see the video container, video bitrate, video codec, fps...
Strange, VLC says that the codecs are the same in both videos. Maybe it's all because MKV, and DX doesn't have HW decoding for it?
rey71ng said:
Yeah, I see the video container, video bitrate, video codec, fps...
Strange, VLC says that the codecs are the same in both videos. Maybe it's all because MKV, and DX doesn't have HW decoding for it?
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I can play MKV file 1280 X 544, 770MB file size..
What kernel and ROM are you using?
KSKHH said:
Guys
I have tried several video player earlier and none of them able to play HD movies in DX..
Please check Super Video..This player hopefully can play even 1080P....720P confirmed it played...
Super Video, Floating & Popup
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No it doesn't. It even plays worse than bsplayer or mxplayer.. At least I can see no artifacts with these two..
HD decoding isn't supported by hardware.. CPU software decoding might be enough if you've got an HD video with veeeery low bitrate but playback of normal tv and movie rips just isn't possible..
Michael
michpan said:
No it doesn't. It even plays worse than bsplayer or mxplayer.. At least I can see no artifacts with these two..
HD decoding isn't supported by hardware.. CPU software decoding might be enough if you've got an HD video with veeeery low bitrate but playback of normal tv and movie rips just isn't possible..
Michael
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My thoughts were translated into English.
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michpan said:
No it doesn't. It even plays worse than bsplayer or mxplayer.. At least I can see no artifacts with these two..
HD decoding isn't supported by hardware.. CPU software decoding might be enough if you've got an HD video with veeeery low bitrate but playback of normal tv and movie rips just isn't possible..
Michael
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I am lucky then, I can play without any issues..BTW I am in TAM ROM SR5.
I have no problem with MXplayer. If you want better then look for aVia Media Player but don't forget to install HW codec for it. MX plays better with the HW codec too.:good:
karmantyu said:
I have no problem with MXplayer. If you want better then look for aVia Media Player but don't forget to install HW codec for it. MX plays better with the HW codec too.:good:
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Is it playing 720p with HW decoding? Mine says that only SW decoding available. What codecs have you been using? ARMv7 or ARMv7 NEON?
Mx player can play all
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rey71ng said:
Is it playing 720p with HW decoding? Mine says that only SW decoding available. What codecs have you been using? ARMv7 or ARMv7 NEON?
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Arm7 and Arm7?
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rey71ng said:
Is it playing 720p with HW decoding? Mine says that only SW decoding available. What codecs have you been using? ARMv7 or ARMv7 NEON?
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Neon
navmad
KSKHH said:
Guys
I have tried several video player earlier and none of them able to play HD movies in DX..
Please check Super Video..This player hopefully can play even 1080P....720P confirmed it played...
Super Video, Floating & Popup
Hit THANKS if this help..
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my dx can play 720p movies but not small clips/songs, forget 1080p because that's not gonna happen, encoding format matters too, some formats play flawless while others not,..
Which codec will play smoothly for 720p videos...??
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Jeevan Naika said:
Which codec will play smoothly for 720p videos...??
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no codec required, & desire x can't play 720p videos (as of now), although it can play 720p full movies..
I can't find anyone else with this problem, so I decided to come here where the professionals live.
My problem is that i'm 100% sure that this is an hd phone, as I've downloaded and played HD videos before, and the default background is HD. Whenever I run the youtube application, the maximum quality that i'm allowed to choose is 480p. Any help would be appreciated.
The resolution is qHD, youtube detects itself, so we cant have 720p on youtube.
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Renguko1 said:
...My problem is that i'm 100% sure that this is an hd phone...
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Moto E 2015 has a 960x540 resolution screen. While the phone can handle playing higher-resolution video (I'm been able to play 1080p and 720p 10bit video in MX Player with no issues), the Youtube app limits to the resolution of your screen. Wish it at least gave the option for 720p, for the greater bitrate, but alas it's limited to 480p. Unofficial Youtube apps might give you all the resolution options, but I haven't tested out any to confirm.
Hello. Does anyone know why youtube resolution 2k is not available? The maximum resolution for me is 1080p.
It's related to the VP9 codec, I forced the codec on the YouTube Vanced app and it now plays content up to 4k however the tablet isn't really capable of smooth 4k playback, 1440p works fine.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-youtube-vanced-edition-t3758757
Sebianoti said:
It's related to the VP9 codec, I forced the codec on the YouTube Vanced app and it now plays content up to 4k however the tablet isn't really capable of smooth 4k playback, 1440p works fine.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-youtube-vanced-edition-t3758757
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I just tried that and it stutters at 1440p for me which is really disappointing, why can't this tablet handle 1440p videos
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robgee789 said:
I just tried that and it stutters at 1440p for me which is really disappointing, why can't this tablet handle 1440p videos
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1440p and 4K works fine for me in VP9. 1440p @ 60 fps stutters a lot though.
It does play in 1440p in app but just on a few selected videos for me. I have no idea tho why. It is strange.
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1440p and 4K works fine for me in VP9. 1440p @ 60 fps stutters a lot though.
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Yeah I just checked and it's 60fps that stutters on mine, will/can this be fixed with software updates?
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robgee789 said:
Yeah I just checked and it's 60fps that stutters on mine, will/can this be fixed with software updates?
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I'm gonna go with a big, fat maybe...? on this one. [email protected] is pretty demanding and in the stock YouTube app (i.e. without forcing VP9) [email protected] doesn't work reliably.
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I'm gonna go with a big, fat maybe...? on this one. [email protected] is pretty demanding and in the stock YouTube app (i.e. without forcing VP9) [email protected] doesn't work reliably.
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does 1440p work with other apps or if you record your own videos mate?
Smart Resolution
I noticed the same problem in a show unit. On my Huawei Mate 10 Settings, Display, Screen Resolution, there is an option called Smart Resolution. If I disable the option for smart resolution, the OS allows me to pick between HD (1280 x 720), FHD (1920 x 1080) and WQHD (2569 x 1440). Changing the resolution to WQHD will allow Youtube to play higher than 1080. However on the M5, there is just a toggle to enable / disable the smart resolution. See if that helps with the situation.
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I noticed the same problem in a show unit. On my Huawei Mate 10 Settings, Display, Screen Resolution, there is an option called Smart Resolution. If I disable the option for smart resolution, the OS allows me to pick between HD (1280 x 720), FHD (1920 x 1080) and WQHD (2569 x 1440). Changing the resolution to WQHD will allow Youtube to play higher than 1080. However on the M5, there is just a toggle to enable / disable the smart resolution. See if that helps with the situation.
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I think the issue here is that the Kirin 960 does not decode VP9 videos, which are what YouTube's premium video is encoded in (above 1080p). Hence the tablet can't view them, unless it does software decoding (which will kill the battery life)
I am trying to play 2k videos on youtube on my mediapad m5 8.4
I installed the youtube vanced but it still doesn't work and i still watch only FHD.
Could you please help me if there is a fix for this.
https://www.devicespecifications.com/en/model/a52148d7 in video formats it says Vp9 codec, so I think it is supported.
tomik10345 said:
https://www.devicespecifications.com/en/model/a52148d7 in video formats it says Vp9 codec, so I think it is supported.
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Hmmm, also another issue I've found is that HEVC playback only works on the stock video app. VLC is unable to hardware decode it. Maybe a software update from Huawei can fix this.
Also the Asus Zenpad 3S10 had an issue like this, but 1440p was exposed, but it didn't hardware decode and so was laggy. I think there was a software update that fixed it. That was a MediaTek CPU though.
Kirin 960 cant decode VP9
https://club.hihonor.com/in/leadthe...1440p-option-in-youtube-in-honor-8-pro.162596
Found that few secs ago too. Sorry for misinformation.
I am at utter disbelief and shock.
I did not imagine it won't play anything more than 1080!!!
I tried on YouTube vanced but it stutters during playback.
I am returning this device today.
Technology progresses, not regresses.
Just bought 2 mediapads today. 10.8.
Only 1980 on YouTube.
Only 1980 on Netflix.
Stutter on 4k videoes both streaming and having the file on the tablet.
No external utube apps Will play higher than 1980x1080.
My chinese chuwi hi9air will play 2K on YouTube.
And stream 4k no stress.
Netflix only 980x560. Fml.
Solution... Hm.. returning my new mediapads and keep my chinese.
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You know... I bought this because i wanted a slightly bigger screen so i could enjoy even more the 2K resolution.. but since it doesn't show any 2k or 4k material without stuttering and having a croppy picture i dont see any reason to buy this.
I rather buy a bigger Chinese tablet with 2K than this.
It really breakes my heart to because i really wanted them...
veralynn said:
Solution... Hm.. returning my new mediapads and keep my chinese.
So, you're saying you're returning your Chinese Mediapads, and keeping your Chinese non-Mediapads?
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Yes. Correct.
My Chuwi hi9air is a Chinese crap tablet that have no recognizion in the large market.
Yet they outperform the more than twice expensive Huawei mediapad.
Now im gonna order a chuwi hi 9 plus the 10.8 and already i know that tablet is gonna be better than Huawei.
Ps- everything is made china. Even the packaging of the fish you buy at the store is from china.
duplicated.
Sebianoti said:
It's related to the VP9 codec, I forced the codec on the YouTube Vanced app and it now plays content up to 4k however the tablet isn't really capable of smooth 4k playback, 1440p works fine.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-youtube-vanced-edition-t3758757
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Thanks! I did the steps in your link and now I have 1440p60fps smooth in my M5 8.4". Battery drain is very noticeable, but it's not a problem for me.
I don't understand why Huawei block this resolution if it can manage it.